Chris Barron

Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors played a solo show at Rockwood music hall on Wednesday January 16. The set list featured songs off his 2017 album Angels and One-Armed Jugglers. Barron almost appears to be from the singer/songwriter circus often crossing his legs making it look like he was standing on one foot. All while performing his own kind of balancing act, juggling jokes, story telling, a couple drinks and acoustic music.

He opened with The World Accordion to Garp, obviously
referencing John Irving, who also has a habit of writing about circuses. Both
Irving and Barron know how to tell a good story and how to keep an audience
engaged. In his weathered leather converse Barron would smile through
noticeably difficult guitar solos that made his performance even more
endearing. Often joking that he had the power to make his songs easier and
simpler. The banter was almost as enjoyable as the music, remarking that in
order to be a super Spin Doctors fan you only needed to have purchased the Spin
Doctors second album.

Barron played a couple of Spin Doctors songs, Little Miss
Can’t Be Wrong and of course Two Princes. While I still can’t make out all the
lyrics to 2 Princes, hearing the songs acoustically showed the strength of
Barron’s songwriting and how timeless they’ve become. In true Chris Barron
fashion he closed the show with an out of season Christmas tune. The audience
hung on to every lyric and every word for a truly enjoyable night of
music.

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